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g(orbit)=g(earth)[R(earth)/h]^2
edit: I haven't taken physics in a while so I don't remember all the formulas, but I seem to remember both the mass of the satellite and the mass of the earth cancelling out in problems like this.
g(orbit)=g(earth)[R(earth)/h]^2
edit: I haven't taken physics in a while so I don't remember all the formulas, but I seem to remember both the mass of the satellite and the mass of the earth cancelling out in problems like this.